Post by blackcloud on Apr 29, 2015 4:12:05 GMT -5
Widely known as the "Central Mountain" of the Great Five Mountains of China affordable china tours, Song Mountain is made up of 72 peaks in total, with the highest one being some 1512 meters. Covering an area of 450 square km, Mount Song is usually divided into two parts – the Shaoshi Mountain area and the Taishi Mountain area.
As one of the cradles of Chinese civilization, the Mount Song area became a crucial center of politics, economy and culture gradually after King Ping, son of the last king of Western Zhou Dynasty, moved the capital from Haojing (known as Xi'an China travels today) to Luoyi (known as Luoyang today) and founded the Eastern Zhou Dynasty there in 770 B.C.. Moreover, the area is also the sacred land where Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism have assembled since the ancient time.
Boasting beautiful natural landscape and old cultural deposits, Mount Song Scenic Area has been listed on the lists of National Scenic Areas of China, National Geopark of China, and World Geopark successively.
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